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 Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:53 pm
Thich Nhat Hanh's book The Heart of Buddha's Teaching was one of the first books about Buddhism that I picked up, I found it to be an absolutely wonderful book, and since then I have amassed quite a collection of his works. I have incredible respect and admiration for his wisdom, and kind nature, which it warmed my heart to hear that after almost forty years in exile he was granted an entry visa and has been allowed to return to Vietnam. I just thought I'd share this little tidbit, for those who might not know, more can be read about it here: http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=1,624,0,0,1,0
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 7:25 am
Oh how wonderful! He can go see his home country again after all these years...and yet, does it matter that much? Because everywhere is his home nowadays, really. And as he himself said, the Veitnam he left isn't there anymore. It's a whole new place. 3nodding
And in something totally unrelated...in his late 70s? Man, monks never fail to amaze me with their non-aging. biggrin
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:32 pm
He certainly doesn't look 70 in some of the recent pictures I've seen of him.
surprised ff topic: I've read in some places that Hanh is almost at the level of a Buddha in terms of his ability to explain difficult ideas, and how he's changing at least one school of Buddhism in terms of trying to modernise it, and bring the teachings into the twenty-first century. I kind of hesitate to say it, but, what do other people think of the possibility that he is a flesh and blood Boddhisattva?
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 8:09 pm
One of our Zendo-goers took his precepts with Hanh. biggrin
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Akanishi Makoto Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 2:57 am
Quote: I kind of hesitate to say it, but, what do other people think of the possibility that he is a flesh and blood Boddhisattva? Has he claimed to be? Though, there's no real need to shout about being a reincarnation of someone - it's actually possibly more noble to make changes subtly without claiming that. Note: I don't know the real birth names of famous monks - it's not the Dalai Lama, is it? I thought he was Tibetan or Indian.
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 7:01 pm
Akanishi Makoto One of our Zendo-goers took his precepts with Hanh. biggrin [/threadjack] Sweet. I love that guy dearly, and I'd like to meet him too. < /co-threadjack >
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:34 am
Zoutout Quote: I kind of hesitate to say it, but, what do other people think of the possibility that he is a flesh and blood Boddhisattva? Has he claimed to be? Though, there's no real need to shout about being a reincarnation of someone - it's actually possibly more noble to make changes subtly without claiming that. Note: I don't know the real birth names of famous monks - it's not the Dalai Lama, is it? I thought he was Tibetan or Indian. No, he hasn't, and I wouldn't have mentioned it if he had, since from what I know of the subject, it seems like a true Boddhisattva would've reached the point where they no longer need to massage their ego by claiming to be one. The Dalai Lama is in a lot of ways the Buddhist equivalent of the Catholic Pope. He is the religious leader of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism, but he is also the leader of Tibet, except for the fact that his been ruling in exile for quite a while now, because of the Chinese taking control of his country.
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